Moore Public Schools graciously produced the following video which explains the inherent inequities between the Value Added Model and Student Learning Objective teacher evaluations …
This Is What Ticks Me Off About “Education Reform”
Pardon my French. It isn't that corporations are destroying public education so they can have the profits for themselves. It isn't that we're re-segregating our schools in the name of …
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What Will VAM Do To Oklahoma Educators?
While Oklahoma educators have been fighting CCSS, political battles, and high stakes testing, another component of this mess is sneaking up on us. It's Value-Added Measures, which will make up 50 …
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What VAM Means To Excellent Teachers In High-Poverty Schools
I have just finished my third year of teaching, and am still awaiting final results from my students' high-stakes Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests. These are the tests that will determine …
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What Does VAM Mean For Oklahoma Teachers
A Facebook friend recently tagged me in a post, asking a very interesting question about the value added model component of teacher evaluations. Her question: ...will you be punished if students …
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